May 22 Watch 7:20 Trump’s plans for health care and reproductive rights if he returns to White House By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat This week on the campaign trail, Donald Trump suggested he was open to restricting birth control or allowing states to do so. He later walked it back on Truth Social, saying he will “never advocate imposing restrictions on birth control.”… Continue watching
May 14 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states’ bans or restrictions, survey finds By Laura Ungar, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The abortion-rights group Society for Family Planning issued its #WeCount survey Tuesday showing providers in states with laws that seek to protect them from prosecution by other states were writing prescriptions that covered about 1 in 10 abortions nationally. Continue reading
May 11 More medical residents are avoiding states with abortion restrictions, analysis finds By Julie Rovner, Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health News According to new statistics from the Association of American Medical Colleges, students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions. Continue reading
May 07 New York judge blocks amendment barring discrimination on gender identity and pregnancy outcomes By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The ruling from state Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. Doyle on Tuesday determined that state lawmakers failed to follow procedural rules around passing constitutional amendments. Continue reading
May 04 Why abortion bans in Florida and Arizona disproportionately affect the Latina population By Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th While Arizona’s total abortion ban will be in effect only temporarily, it highlights how many Latino people live in states with restrictions on abortion before fetal viability. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 6:25 What Biden’s expansion of health privacy rules means for people seeking abortions By John Yang, Kaisha Young In late April, the Biden administration issued new rules designed to keep prosecutors from obtaining medical records of patients who seek legal abortions. The expansion of HIPAA prohibits the disclosure of health information to state officials as part of a… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 7:57 Analyzing the consequential Supreme Court term and its ideological divide By John Yang, Saher Khan The Supreme Court wrapped up oral arguments and has now turned to rolling out decisions in some of the most consequential cases of the year. Those decisions will shape policies nationwide on divisive issues like homelessness and reproductive rights, and… Continue watching
May 02 Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions By Anita Snow, Morgan Lee, Associated Press Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill to undo a long-dormant law that bans all abortions except those done to save a patient's life, but the ban is still in effect until the fall. Continue reading
May 01 Arizona’s Democrats get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban By Anita Snow, Associated Press Fourteen Democrats in the Senate were joined by two Republican votes in favor of repealing the bill, which narrowly cleared the Arizona House last week and is expected to be signed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Florida ‘woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms,’ Harris says as 6-week abortion ban begins By David Fischer, Stephany Matat, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris will also criticize the six-week ban during an event Wednesday in Jacksonville. Continue reading